Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.
American inventor
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Thomas Toliver Goldsmith Jr. was an American television pioneer, the co-inventor of the cathode-ray tube amusement device, and a professor of physics at Furman University. Wikipedia
Born: January 9, 1910, Greenville, SC
Died: March 5, 2009 (age 99 years), Lacey, WA
Video game: Cathode-ray tube amusement device
Education: Cornell University, Furman University, and Greenville Senior High School